April 3, 2017 – Segment 4

We hosted a rebroadcast of a special segment of our Just Words series. Marc spoke with community activists about the tremendous gulf that exists between their perception of the world and how they are seen by outsiders.

March 24, 2017 – Segment 7

We listen to a segment of our Peabody Award-winning series Just Words. This episode focuses on Walker Gladden, a former prisoner who has devoted his life to saving young men and women in Baltimore. He talks about the divide that separates boys and girls in the ‘hood from the rest of the world.

July 3, 2015 – Segment 4

We bring you a special segment of our Peabody Award-winning series Just Words. We hear from the late Lucille Robinson, a grandmother who was the sole caregiver to six grandchildren, as she told the story of how she came to be in such dire circumstances.

We listen to a segment of our Peabody Award-winning series Just Words. This episode focuses on Walker Gladden, a former prisoner who has devoted his life to saving young men and women in Baltimore. He talks about the divide that separates boys and girls in the ‘hood from the rest of the world.

September 1, 2014 – Segment 2 (Two Hour Special)

We listen back to our Peabody Award winning series JustWords. The 2007 series focuses on people throughout Baltimore and Maryland, people who take care of our children and elders, stadium workers who clean the bathrooms and stands we sit in, people who work two, three, four jobs just to make ends meet, people experiencing homelessness, gang members and formerly incarcerated people trying to build new lives. To honor those working so hard on this Labor Day, we bring you JustWords in a two hour special.

May 23, 2014 – Segment 4

We conclude the week with a segment from the Center for Emerging Media’s own Peabody Award-winning series, Just Words. You’ll hear the voice and moving story of Jacquetta Lyles, a day laborer at the sports stadiums in Baltimore.

Why good kids go bad

Lucille shares her belief that many children are lured by the promise of making money on the street corner selling drugs as a direct result of the unwillingness of the local, state, and federal government to provide support to the children’s caretakers. She describes the kind of support and recognition she wants from the government.

Exploited by the Orioles

Jacquetta Lyles, a mother of four and a day laborer at the downtown sports stadiums, describes the conditions she works under, and how she is paid with a money card that charges her each time she uses it.

A Mother’s Struggles

Jacquetta describes how she is dependent on the assistance and shelter provided by her mother and great-uncle, without which she would be in a shelter. She also shares how she tries to provide her children with a happy childhood, despite the worries that plague her.

Why home child care providers are important

Gloria discusses the social fallout that would ensue if daycare
providers looked for alternative employment that provided benefits. She
also shares her personal connection with a special child, a connection
that encourages here to stay in child care.

The power of love to change lives

Could love have the power to transform the lives of children in
inner-city communities? Ray Cooke, an ex-offender who runs the program
On Our Shoulders in West Baltimore, speaks about his belief that love
can be a powerful agent of change.

A young man struggles to keep on a path of success

Taveon "Bill" Nash works two jobs, 7 days a week in order to provide for his 2-year-old son. He works hard, serves as a youth mentor, and is an example of how youth in Park Heights can succeed if given encouragement and support. But he also illustrates the lengths that many working people must go to in order to keep everything together.

When a daughter gets shot

Sheila Christian-Canon has been living in a nightmare since her 14 year old daughter was caught in the crossfire of a possible gang turf battle.

Don’t Miss the Audio/Visual Slideshow from Eli Lopatin

Meet Keonya, “Just Words” episodes 22 and 27, in this audio/visual slideshow created by Eli Lopatin. Eli is a professional photographer who lives and works in Baltimore; “I am still settling in here, but I am beginning to do work on some personal projects. I continue to grow as a photographer and as a journalist in hopes that I may reach a larger audience with my work”.

Graduation Day

Less than two months ago, Keonya was fighting for her life in Shock Trauma after being shot in the abdomen. Today, she reaches a milestone that many had feared she wouldn’t achieve.

Don’t Miss the Audio/Visual Slideshow from Eli Lopatin

Meet Keonya, “Just Words” episodes 22 and 27, in this audio/visual slideshow created by Eli Lopatin. Eli is a professional photographer who lives and works in Baltimore; “I am still settling in here, but I am beginning to do work on some personal projects. I continue to grow as a photographer and as a journalist in hopes that I may reach a larger audience with my work”.

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